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not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation
a barefaced challenge for a fight
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Recent Examples of barefaced
Lacy’s new music maintains his sly sense of humor, but with a barefaced melancholy that pushes it to new emotional depths.
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Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
In one clip from PBS NewsHour, a barefaced Pence could be seen elbow-bumping and chatting with multiple people inside the clinic.
—Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2020
That act of barefaced deception drew Argentina level.
—CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
However, the Heitkamps were not taking this barefaced truth sitting down.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 16 Mar. 2018
The production also favors a barefaced and bare-chested homoeroticism.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
How does a man whose first true introduction into the American consciousness was a barefaced lie about the crowd size at the president’s inauguration become the surprise guest at this year’s Emmy Awards, only to make a joke about said lie?
—Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 18 Sep. 2017
For followers fluent in Portuguese that means confessional videos where a barefaced Trindade provides comic reviews of her favorite products, outlines her favorite outfits, and takes trips to the tattoo parlor to add more body ink.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2017
Teigen said, displaying her barefaced skin with blemishes on her nose, chin and forehead.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2017
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2025
In one clip from PBS NewsHour, a barefaced Pence could be seen elbow-bumping and chatting with multiple people inside the clinic.
—Allyson Chiu, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Apr. 2020
That act of barefaced deception drew Argentina level.
—CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
However, the Heitkamps were not taking this barefaced truth sitting down.
—Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 16 Mar. 2018
The production also favors a barefaced and bare-chested homoeroticism.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
How does a man whose first true introduction into the American consciousness was a barefaced lie about the crowd size at the president’s inauguration become the surprise guest at this year’s Emmy Awards, only to make a joke about said lie?
—Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 18 Sep. 2017
For followers fluent in Portuguese that means confessional videos where a barefaced Trindade provides comic reviews of her favorite products, outlines her favorite outfits, and takes trips to the tattoo parlor to add more body ink.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2017
Teigen said, displaying her barefaced skin with blemishes on her nose, chin and forehead.
—Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, 1 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barefaced
Adjective
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The old gunslinger makes the most of an AFC without an obvious favorite and rides off after one last trip into the playoffs, this one coming with a postseason win.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Neural activation and event consolidation seem too bureaucratic, even obvious.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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The Georgia city’s northwest Buckhead neighborhood has been overrun in the last couple of weeks by empty, driverless ride-share vehicles due to an apparent routing behavior issue.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Their apparent approach will culminate in a spectacular conjunction on June 9, when the two brightest planets in the night sky appear exceptionally close together after sunset.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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This connection with Nashville’s past and future gives the patient experience a sense of character, privacy, and unmistakable identity.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The undercurrent here is unmistakable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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While the ramifications are currently most evident in Asia, Neumann said that as manufacturing and consumer sentiment decline, that is likely to spill over into other economies that rely on the region for trade.—
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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That cost was evident in financial markets on Tuesday, with the interest rate charged on British government bonds up by more than those of comparable nations — that shows that investors are putting a higher price on taking on government debt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Ahead of this week's PGA Championship, where DeChambeau is among the favorites at Aronimink Golf Club, 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem was asked the simple yet not-so-straightforward question about the Tour's potential need for a DeChambeau return.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Now, that might all sound like just common sense and relatively straightforward to achieve.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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This brief genius window can make strategy clearer, reveal missing pieces, and turn vague ideas into usable next steps.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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In West Texas, some locals were hopeful that the exigencies of life in a rural area, where recordkeeping can be rudimentary and property boundaries aren’t always clear, might stymie the project, at least for a little while.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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